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.272. Patented June 12,1883.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY PAT'IBERG, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

CASE FO R TOILET-SETS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 279,272, dated June 12,1883.

Application filed April 21, 1883. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY PATTBERG, of Jersey City, in the State of NewJersey, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cases forToilet-Sets, of which the following is a specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the arrangement of a slidingcushion acted upon by a spring or springs in the upper end of the trayor frame which receives a mirror, which said spring-cushion acts againstthe upper end of the mirror and holds the same tight between .it and thelower end of the tray independent of the length or shape of the mirror,and dispensing with the usual side projections and latches for holdingthe mirror in place.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I represents a plan of a trayembodying my improvement holding an oval mirror. a plan of a trayholding a square mirror con siderably smaller. Fig. III is alongitudinal section at line as 00, Fig. I; and Fig. IV is across-section at line 3/ Fig. I.

Similar letters represent similar parts.

A represents the tray or frame, of the required shape to fit thetoilet-case, the bottom B being formed of thick paper, card-board, orother suitable material in the usual manner. At the lower end of thistray the usual blocks, 0 O, are attached, forming a recess or cavity inthe middle to receive the end of the mirrorhandle.

D is a frame moving freely in slots on in the sides of the tray A, inthe upper end of the same, and provided with a projecting crosspiece, J,under which the upper end of the mirror is passed, to prevent the samefalling out.

Between the upper end of this frame D and the upper end of the tray Aeither a flat spring,

Fig. 11 is- E, or two or more spiral springs are arranged, forcing thisframe D downward. lhe inside of the tray A, the blocks 0 O, as well asthe frame D, are covered with silk, velvet, or other suitable fabric inthe usual manner, the upper end of which is made sufiicientlyloose toallow the free movement of the frame D.

The upper end of the mirror is placed underneath the projectingcross-piece J on the frame D, and said frame D forced upward against theaction of the spring E until the lower end of the mirror-handle can bepassed into the tray A at the bottom, whereby the mirror will be heldfirmly between the bottom of the tray A and the frame D withoutrequiring any latches, hooks, or other contrivance, and permitting anoval mirror, M, as shown in Fig. I, or an oblong mirror, M, as shown inFig. II, considerably shorter, to be held and secured in the same tray.One size of tray will thus answer for mirrors of difierent shapes andslzes.

\Vhat I claim as my ilwention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. Atray, A, fol-holding a mirror, constructed, substantially as hereinshown and described, with a sliding spring-frame, D, at its upper end,for receiving the upper end of the mirror, as and for the purposedescribed.

2. In combination with a tray, A, the sliding frame D and spring E, orits equivalent, adapted to press against the upper end of a mirrorresting against the bottom part of the tray, substantially in the mannerand for the purpose set forth.

HENRY PAT'IBERG.

WVitncsses HENRY E. RoEDER, J. GEMMEL, Jr.

